Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201040938 - Employee Falls from Roof

Accident Summary Nr: 201040938 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 03/12/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305005480	03/12/2002	1761	0	Pepe Construction Company, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305005464	03/12/2002	1542	0	Ark Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on March 12, 2002, Employee #1 was sheathing a 5-to-12 pitch roof. While placing the last piece of plywood near the edge of the roof, he lost his balance and fell 21 feet to a lower roof, crushing both ankles and heel bones. The Pepe Construction Company Superintendent, who was on the lower roof, heard a noise and looked back to see Employee #1 lying on the lower roof. Employee #1 was transported to the UMC Medical Center Trauma Unit.

Keywords: ANKLE, FOOT, FRACTURE, ROOF, FALL, FALL PROTECTION

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	21

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305005480			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 21 feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Fall from roof
2	305005464					Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause:

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